I actually do like Scorpion and Sub-Zero, they both are up there as my favorite characters. Most of what I posted in this thread is in respect to the purview of the discussion, which is story alone.
I am not saying I don't want Scorpion and Sub-Zero in the future games, I sure as hell want them, but I feel MK can do without them, given the creative talent NRS has shown in MK9. If people say that they won't buy a MK game which doesn't have Scorpion and Sub Zero, I see them as just scorpion and Sub Zero fans alone since they are not appreciating everything else MK has to offer. Sure they are iconic characters but what about the remainder of the roster? MK surely would not have succeded if it was all about Scorp and Sub. Their rivalry was already stale by the time of DA and deception clicked mainly because of the amount of lore it introduced into the MK world and not because of them. Both scorpion and sub zero hardly had any role in that game. MK shaolin monks too would have done well without them being playable.
For me Mortal Kombat is not about a few iconic characters, but all of them, even majority of the obscure ones as even though they lacked originality, they did contribute and enrich the MK world. Scorpion and Sub Zero do contribute to this as well, but they offer NOTHING without the world they are potrayed in and the presence of all other characters.
In short I like MK for its entirety and not just a few iconic characters and I find it difficult to believe that people who boycott an entire game for the absence of two characters are even fans of the game, I see them more as fanboys of the characters. Sure you may not agree with their decision if at all it happens but can't you be more open minded and see what all MK has to offer and the treamondous potential it has got away from those Ninjas?
I should have clarified my statement before by saying that I wouldn't
pre-order an MK game without them in it.
Sure, I'll give it a shot, but I sure as hell wouldn't pay full price for it.
Fanboy of characters? Fine, but that doesn't make me any less of an MK fan.
I'm a hardcore fanatic of the Metal Gear Solid series, but I sure as hell am not buying Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, because I'm not into anime and don't agree with the direction that they are taking the game.
Same goes for Mortal Kombat.
If I don't agree with the direction that NRS is taking MK in the next MK10 game, albeit Story, Character exclusion or gameplay, not buying the game is my right as well and it should be respected.
This is nothing NEW for me.
When MK3 came out, same shit happened.
Played the game for a little bit, but due to the lack of Scorpion, I returned it 2 months later.
Bought UMK3 when it came out on Sega Genesis, and it has been my preferred go-to MK3 game, whenever I get the itch to play some MK3.
Then we should be willing to kill 100% of the cast at anytime. Because story can progress w/o any of the original cast can have mk11 be 100% all new characters.
Question is.. Would it feel like MK to you?
EXACTLY!!